HAVANA - Government authorities have sent Milagros Cruz Cano, 30, blind
dissident, to the "Cordoba" wing of the psychiatric hospital here known as
Mazorra, according to her mother Mrs. Caridad Cano Cruz.

The young woman was detained on December 4 on the San Miguel de
Padrón Street. Her neighbors informed her mother that they had seen some men
forcing the daughter into a car. The authorities later told Mrs. Cano Cruz
where her daughter was. She learned that the Cordoba wing is reserved for
disordered patients who may become aggressive.

Dr. Carlos Rubalcava is said to be in charge of the case. Mrs. Cano was
denied the opportunity to talk to her daughter by phone.

The same action occurred two years ago, when Milagros was confined for
political activities.

Observers are commenting that in the ex-Soviet Union, dissidents often were
sent to mental hospitals even though they were quite sane. A spokesman for
the Lawton Human Rights Coundation has expressed its concern for Milagros'
life because "she is firm in her convictions and would not surrender under
pressure."